Taking Stock of Lead Poisoning In NY and NJ
Jenny Ye, producer for WNYC's Data News Team, Sarah Gonzalez, northern New Jersey enterprise reporter for WNYC and NJPR, and Scilla Alecci, investigative reporting fellow at the The Huffington Post,...
View ArticleChristie Orders NJ Public Schools to Test Water for Lead
Gov. Chris Christie says he will require all of the state's public schools to test for lead in water starting next school year.Christie said Monday that he will ask the Legislature for $10 million to...
View ArticleFlint Residents: New City-Approved Water Burns Our Skin, Causes Headaches
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear the full segment.For more than two years, the residents of Flint, Michigan complained about the taste and smell of their tap water, of skin rashes, and hair...
View ArticleFlint Residents Sue the EPA
This past Monday, more than 1,700 Flint, Michigan, residents filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. The plaintiffs are seeking over $770 million in damages and are attempting to...
View ArticleMAP: Find the Lead-Tainted Water Fountains in NYC Schools
Over the last several weeks and months, public school parents in New York City have received letters explaining that water fixtures in their children’s schools tested positive for lead. Remember, this...
View ArticleIn California, A Lead Water Crisis That Rivals Flint
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.In 29 California neighborhoods, nearly 14 percent of children under the age of six have elevated levels of lead in their blood — these levels...
View ArticleInvestigation Sheds New Light on Lead Exposure in New York City
Despite reports from New York City officials showing a drop in the number of children with elevated lead levels, new data published this week suggest that the city still has not reached its goal of...
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NYC Lags in Reinstating Public School Water Fountains After Finding Lead
Roughly a year ago, New York City’s Department of Education announced the results from a series of lead tests in public schools: 8 percent of water outlets had high lead levels, including more than...
View ArticleEPA Rushing to Finalize Rule Change on Lead in Drinking Water
Five years ago, the Flint water crisis brought lead contamination into the national spotlight. But Flint is not the only place suffering from toxic drinking water. And the federal agency charged with...
View ArticleNewark Replaces Nearly All of Its Lead Pipes
Two years ago, lead pipes tainted the drinking water of Newark, New Jersey. The city faced a water crisis on par with what has happened in places like Flint, Michigan, and a number of other cities...
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